Library of Congress of Peru

The Library of Congress, officially the "César Vallejo" Library of Congress of the Republic, is a research library named after Peruvian writer César Vallejo located at the basement of Fernando Belaúnde Terry Building, itself located at 330 Jirón Huallaga, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It serves the Congress of Peru, as well as the general public of the country.
The library is part of the Network of Parliamentary Libraries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

History

The library's predecessor was the Public Library of the Chamber of Deputies, founded on July 26, 1943, in the aftermath of the fire that consumed the National Library of Peru. Promoted by, it was reorganised in 1945. It ceased to exist in 1996. Its directors were:

César Fernandini
Humberto del Pino
Luis Rodríguez Vildozola
Oliverio Portal Lovera
Manuel Pinzas Loyola
Carmen Luz Díaz Flores
Carmen Isaura Chipana Choque
Fernando Ayllón Dulanto
Orlando Martínez Rivera